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Valerie takes part in Diabetes UK walk at Walsall Arboretum
- 12/06/2011
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
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On Sunday 12th June, Valerie marked Diabetes Week 2011 by taking part in a sponsored walk at Walsall Arboretum in aid of Diabetes UK. Despite the heavy rain, more than 150 people turned out to show their support for the charity.
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Valerie visits Hydratight in Bentley
- 10/06/2011
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
On Friday 10th June, Valerie visited the Hydratight headquarters in Bentley to meet with the company’s president, Jan de Konig, and to see some of the skilled manufacturing work undertaken at the site.
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Valerie calls for Government to rethink plans for women’s state pension age
- 07/06/2011
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
Barbara is 56. From the age of 15, she has worked every day of her life, apart from a few years when she stayed at home to care for her disabled husband until his death in 2003. Since 1995, she thought that she would retire in 2018, when she will be 64. She based all her plans for the future on this. But the Government have moved the goalposts, so that people like Barbara will have to wait two additional years to retire.
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Valerie says council is “out of touch” and confused on parking charges.
- 06/06/2011
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
Valerie has today expressed concern that Walsall Borough Council chiefs are confused about parking charges and are “out of touch” with local people on the issue.
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Palfrey Junior School win MakeIThappy Regional Final.
- 31/05/2011
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
On Friday 27 May 20111 Alan Carter the ICT coordinator told Valerie that Palfrey Juniors, Class 10 won the West Midlands Region of the competition and are through to the Final. The awards ceremony will take place at the Houses of Parliament and the finalists will be awarded £1,200.